Many people contributed in many different ways to this book, some during the actual writing, and others on a much longer time - scale. I want first of all to express my thanks and appreciation to two people
... [مشاهده متن کامل] who had a strong influence on my early research. Professor John Ward introduced me to nonlinear optics in Oxfordin1964, andhasbeenagoodfriendeversince, whilethelateProfessor DanBradley was a dynamic leader and a constant source of inspiration and support over the following 15 years or so, first at Queen’s University Belfast, and later at Imperial College London. Over the years, I have benefited greatly from interactions with colleagues, collaborators, research associates and graduate students, through which my understanding of nonlinear optics has been expanded. I mention particularly Professor John Elgin, Dr. Graham McDonald, Dr. Paul Kinsler, Dr. Ian Ross, Dr. Mick Shaw, Professor Wilson Sibbett, Professor Derryck Reid, Professor Sabino Chavez - Cerda, Dr Jesus Rogel - Salazar, Dr. Harris Tsangaris, Dr. Phil Bates, Dr. Jonathan Tyrrell, and Dr. Sam Radnor. I amespeciallygratefulforthehelpandadviceonspecificaspectsofthebookgivenbyDr. Luke Chipperfield, Professor Ian Walmsley, Professor Majid Ebrahim - Zadeh, Dr. Louise Hirst, Professor Jon Marangos, Dr. Stefan Scheel, Dr. Stefan Buhmann, and Professor Mike Damzen. I oweaspecialdebtofgratitude to three colleagues in the Blackett Laboratory at Imperial College. Neal Powell in the audio - visual unit drew almost all the non - graphical figures, and improved several of the others as well. He also made a number of late changes at very short notice, and altogether could not have been more helpful. Professor John Tisch read Chapter 10 in detail, made numerous constructive comments that greatly improved the text, and drew my attention to a number of key references. He also provided two figures for that chapter, and one for Chapter 7 as well. Lastly, Professor Richard Thompson somehow found the time to read most of the book in draft, and even said that he enjoyed it! I adopted almost all of his invaluable suggestions and am very grateful for his help and support. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the Leverhulme Trust, which provided financial support in the form of an Emeritus Fellowship during the period in which the book was beingwritten, andtothankCambridgeUniversityPressforputtingupwithcountlessmissed deadlines for delivery of the final text.
